It invites us to recenter our life the way Jesus did: on God’s will rather than our own. On making God bigger in the world rather than ourselves.
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This Gentile woman offers Jesus a reminder that there is enough good news for everyone.
It’s not up to you to save the world. God has already done that.
What began as overwhelming need and insufficient resources has become more than enough for everyone.
We live in a culture that does not favor small, hopeful beginnings.
We live in the ‘not yet’ as we await the coming of God’s Kingdom.
The world is a mess right now.
Yoked to Jesus, our burden becomes light.
It is easy to close ourselves off, but it is well worth it to stay open to ideas that challenge us.
In treacherous times when powerful people or systems threaten us or others, we have to discern what God wants us to do, and we have to accept that doing it will cost us something.